Announcements

Today
A chapter of The Compassionate Friends will meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the northeast side of the new YMCA Annex, Central Park Square, Suite 140. Co-led by Eric Ferm and Valerie Wood. The organization offers non-denominational grief support after the death of a child. Bereaved parents and grandparents are welcome regardless of age. For more information visit compassionatefriends.org.

Los Alamos Public Schools Student Art Show. March 1-27 in the Upstairs Art Gallery of the Mesa Public Library.
Wednesday
Game Night: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Mesa Public Library in the Upstairs Rotunda.
Thursday
Middle school Battle of the Books. 6-8 p.m. at Mesa Public Library, Youth Services. Seventh and eighth graders who read the Battle of the Books titles are invited to test knowledge. Snacks and prizes for the competitors will be available. Family and friends are invited.

Art exhibits
Footprints: The Inspiration and Influence of Allan Houser. Through May 2015 at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 708 Camino Lejo in Santa Fe.

Recently acquired works by artists Ansel Adams, Gustave Baumann, Betty Hahn and many others will be on view in “Hunting + Gathering: New Additions to the Museum Collection.” The exhibition runs through March 29.
Michelle Korte Leccia and Autumn Pearson present their duo show “Something Old Something Knew.” Opening reception 4-7 p.m. Saturday at the Art Shack in Madrid, 2833 Highway 14. Leccia and Pearson are artists using recycled materials living and working in the mountains south of Tijeras. Show runs until March 28.

Kent Hick’s “The Spirit of the Land” Solo Exhibition. Opening reception 3-5 p.m. March 1 at Act I Gallery in Taos. Show runs until March 31.

Art exhibits
Footprints: The Inspiration and Influence of Allan Houser. Through May 2015 at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 708 Camino Lejo in Santa Fe.

Gallery artists group show at the photo-eye Gallery, 541 South Guadalupe St. in Santa Fe. Exhibit runs through Saturday.

Recently acquired works by artists Ansel Adams, Gustave Baumann, Betty Hahn and many others will be on view in “Hunting + Gathering: New Additions to the Museum Collection.” The exhibition runs through March 29.
Michelle Korte Leccia and Autumn Pearson present their duo show “Something Old Something Knew.” Opening reception 4-7 p.m. March 21 at the Art Shack in Madrid, 2833 Highway 14. Leccia and Pearson are artists using recycled materials living and working in the mountains south of Tijeras. Show runs until March 28.

Today
Jump Start Your Gardening – Second Session. 7-8:30 p.m. In this two-part program, Natali Steinberg will give instruction on how to start your own veggies and annuals from seed indoors. $40/$32 PEEC members for both sessions. Registration required. For more information and to register, visit PajaritoEEC.org, call 662-0460, or email Programs@PajaritoEEC.org.

New Mexico Arts Panel, featuring Fred Lopez (tin artist), Andrew Ortega (weaver) and Debbie Carrillo (potter). Moderated by Charlie Carrillo (santero). 7:30 p.m. at Fuller Lodge. The Los Alamos Historical Society announces its New Mexico Arts Panel celebrating four artists and the role their crafts have played in New Mexico history. The panel is part of the Historical Society’s lecture series with this year’s theme of “Made in New Mexico.”

Los Alamos Public Schools Student Art Show. March 1-27 in the Upstairs Art Gallery of the Mesa Public Library. Reception 5-6 p.m. March 5.
Wednesday
Game Night: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Mesa Public Library in the Upstairs Rotunda.
Thursday
Los Alamos Winter Market. 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Fuller Lodge.

Art exhibits
Willy Bo Richardson: Reverberant Matter/Project I. Show runs through Feb. 27 at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design at Wade Wilson Art.

John Chervinsky – An Experiment in Perspective. 5-7 p.m. Friday at photo-eye bookstore and project space, 376 Garcia Street Suite A. For more information, or to arrange an interview, contact Anne Kelly, 988-5152, ext. 121 or anne@photoeye.com.
Solo exhibition by Jeri Moore. “The Language of Humanity.” Through February at the Act I Gallery.

Footprints: The Inspiration and Influence of Allan Houser. Through May 2015 at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 708 Camino Lejo in Santa Fe.

Hiroshi Watanabe – The Day the Dam Colllapses at photo-eye Bookstore and Project Space, 376 Garcia Street Suite A in Santa Fe. Exhibition runs through Saturday.
Solo exhibition by Jeri Moore. “The Language of Humanity.” Through February at the Act I Gallery.

Today
A chapter of The Compassionate Friends will meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the northeast side of the new YMCA Annex, Central Park Square, suite 140. Co-led by Eric Ferm and Valerie Wood. The organization offers non-denominational grief support after the death of a child. Bereaved parents and grandparents are welcome regardless of age. For more information visit compassionatefriends.org.

The Dust, Drought and Dreams Gone Dry exhibit in the Upstairs Art Gallery. On display daily through Feb. 20.

Temporary exhibit: Saul Hertz, MD: A pioneer in the Use of Radioactive Isotopes. Daily through Jan. 31 at the Bradbury Science Museum.

Keep It Classy. Ongoing at the Fuller Lodge Art Center. Art inspired by classes and art groups that meet in the Art Center. Pottery, paintings, photography, jewelry, etc. The exhibit shows work created in classes during 2014, as well as work by participants in the Los Alamos Photography Club, Adobe Users Group, Life Drawing Group, Ashley Pond Woodworkers and the Beader Babes. Runs daily through Jan. 31.

The Paintings of Francis Harlow: Portraits & Pottery. Ongoing through February at the Los Alamos History Museum.
Wednesday
Game Night: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Mesa Public Library in the Upstairs Rotunda.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Ramiro A. Pereyra, of Los Alamos graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Pereyra is the son of James H. and Adrienne Y. Lovato of Los Alamos, and grandson of Vangie and Vicente Lovato of Española and Karen V. and Frankie L. Sandoval of Los Alamos.
He is a 2014 graduate of Los Alamos High School.
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Sakura Kawano, of Los Alamos was named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester for 2014-15 academic year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Students who achieve at a high level academically are recognized by the dean at the close of each semester.
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Miranda Olinger, of Los Alamos, was named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota.
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Hand-Woven for the Holidays: Holiday Group Textile Exhibition featuring new work by New Mexico Weavers Connie Enzmann-Forneris, Sandy Voss and Barbara Marigold. Show runs through Friday at Marigold Arts, 424 Canyon Road in Santa Fe.